12.10.2012 [Wired (blog)] - Photo: Benjamin Plackett. NEW YORK — An upcoming television show based on Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels will focus on crime-fighting character Samuel Vimes, said the writer Friday at New York Comic Con. Vimes is the no-nonsense commander of

Libraries these days have a lot of different dimensions - they function in different ways for different patrons, and at different times for the same users. I love the idea of libraries dimensions. Terry Pratchett, one of my all time favorite writers, features libraries and librarians in a number of his books, positing L space, a special folding of time and space wherever too many books are in [read post]

09.10.2012 [Lancashire Evening Post] - The inimitable and much-loved Terry Pratchett is leading the charge as Random House Children's Books set out on their autumn mission to give youngsters the very best books around. From Pratchett's new thriller set in the murky streets of Victorian

07.11.2012 [The West Australian] - In the four decades since his first book appeared in print, Terry Pratchett has made a name for himself as a fine craftsman of self-contained universes. It should come as no surprise, therefore, that his shorter works likewise showcase a wealth of

07.11.2012 [Telegraph.co.uk] - Terry Pratchett's film Choosing to Die received 1,219 complaints when it was aired BBC Two on June 13 last year. Pratchett, who suffers from Alzheimer's, presented the documentary which featured Peter Smedley, a 71-year-old man who suffered from motor

06.11.2012 [Toy News] - Popular licensed games such as Terry Pratchett's Discworld and ITV's Take Me Out will continue to be key properties. The Take Me Out game will be supported by the return of the TV show in October, as it enters its fourth series. It will be aired at

26.10.2012 [Patheos (blog)] - Otrame. Terry Pratchett says evil is when you treat people like things. EllieMurasaki. I would just like to note that today's upstate paper and yesterday's downstate paper have appeared in the break room, and while today's upstate paper has a letter to

09.10.2012 [ABC Online (blog)] - I don't know what happened in 2002, but that year is the only time since 1998 that Brisbane Arts Theatre hasn't staged an adaptation of a Terry Pratchett novel This is a world premiere performance of an adaption by Arts Theatre member Ian Rennie which

06.11.2012 [Realscreen] - Elsewhere, the prize for Most Entertaining Documentary went to director Phil Cox for The Bengali Detective, while the award for Best Documentary on a Contemporary Theme – Domestic went to Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die. The latter doc, which sees

16.10.2012 [Comicmix.com] - Terry Pratchett is in town! Terry was here to promote his newest novel, a non-Discworld book called Dodger, and it was, as always, delightful to see him. While he was at NYCC, for me the high was not his NYCC appearance (we'll get to that in a second!)

07.11.2012 [Bleeding Cool News] - The script for Anything Else was written by Jones with Gavin Scott. They also wrote the TV version of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's Good Omens that we're hoping to see go into production soon. Seems they're really into stories about people with

29.10.2012 [Register] - The full list, titled "Names suggested by the public for use on Bank of England Banknotes", is here [PDF], and includes David Beckham, Richard Branson, Princess Diana, Terry Pratchett, Jonny Wilkinson, John Cleese and Terry Wogan. The petition closes

12.10.2012 [Daily Mail (blog)] - As a fan of Terry Pratchett's disc-world novels, it distresses me that his own suffering from Alzheimer's disease will in due course stem his magical creative flow. He campaigns for support for the Alzheimer's Society. He deserves it and so do they

16.10.2012 [Fake Walls (blog)] - Astin surprised the crowd by introducing "The Colour of Magic" author Terry Pratchett to the panel. During the Q&A session, one fan admitted to hiding alcohol in listerine bottle as a kid just like Astin's character in the 1991 film Toy Soldiers. Astin

14.10.2012 [Scholars and Rogues] - And yeah, Good Omens, co-authored with the equally wonderful Terry Pratchett, is maybe the funniest book I ever read. But again, there's a difference between being a good writer, even a great writer, and being a culturally important one. I'm not sure I

11.10.2012 [Newbury and Thatcham Chronicle] - Silchester Players are bringing much-loved fantasy-writer Terry Pratchett's take on Macbeth, Wyrd Sisters, to the stage at Silchester Village Hall tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday, and Friday-Saturday, October 19-20. Follow the adventures of the three

19.10.2012 [GeekWire] - I have tattoos dedicated to Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, and Douglas Adams amongst others. It was a natural evolution for me to try and express this on stage because it represents so much of who I am. My first time on stage actually was in a Batman

31.10.2012 [The weekly vista (subscription)] - Sci-fi Book Club Science fiction fans are invited to discuss “Going Postal” by Terry Pratchett at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 14, in the library. Join in the fun, even if you haven't read the book. Read to Dwayne Dwayne the Library Dog loves to have